Kylie Moore-Gilbert case: advocates urge tougher line on Iran over jailing of academic

The Australian government says the case is a 'very high priority', but human rights campaigners say quiet diplomacy has failed

Human rights groups and advocates for political prisoners in Iran have urged the Australian government to take a more forceful position in negotiating with Iran for the release of detained academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, but the Australian government continues to insist quiet diplomacy will be most effective.

On Tuesday, the Guardian revealed a series of letters hand-written by Moore-Gilbert in Farsi and smuggled out of Evin prison's notorious Ward 2A, an isolated wing run by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps.